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Sept-23, 1930. E. B. OKEEFE 1,776,477

" x IX-RAY EXHIBIT STAND Filed April 15, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l 8 I 8 8 v 20 Inventor E.B O'Jieefe A itorney c impatient, I a

' 225, ll-Figure 2' is a 'tr Patented Sept. 23, 1930 i 1 'nvnnn'r'r n,oxiinrn,oF'ALLiANcnnE RAsxA XVI-RAY, EXHIBIT STAND i Ap at n fiieafa riiis,

' i This invention relates to'anexhibit stand,

andrnore especially to an exhibit stand which will be found 'especiallyuseful by doctors,

, dentists, and others of like profession for'ex- 55 hibi'ting X-raypictures, in acon'venient and novelinanner, whereby'the X-ray'pictures .inay be conveniently h'eld in view of the pa-f' c tient, nd the physician or denti t, inlay readily and easilyexplain the pictures to the Another very i I 'vention is to provide-an? X-ray exhibit stand ,whichis adjustable as to height and wherein" thelelxhibit supporting'rneans is rotatably Y 1.5 mounted, forconvenientlyexhibiting the pic;

7 1 tures "from either side of the supporting -Other "objects and advantages of the in vention willbecome apparent during astudy of the' following description taken in connection with the" accompanying drawings, wherein: p f Figurel is a sideelevation of my improved X-raystand; R

" 7 taken on line 2 20f Figure 1.

' r Figure 3 isan; end view'of the box structure.

{ Figures is a detail fragmentary sectional View taken-on line HOfFigureQ- With reference more in detailtojthedraw ings'it will be seen that my improved X-ray exhibiting stand comprises the base member 5 which as illustrated may c'ornprise'a plurality v ,of'legs (Shaving downwardlyturned extrerni ties 7, whichextremities nlay be of hollow 7 construction and adapted to receive spherical" rollers8 whereby thelsta'nd rna y be ea'sily moved or" rolled 'place; to" p1aee.--As shown the legs 5" have a Gentralc nnectiQnQ,=

and from which connection 9 there rises a tubular'standard 10S? The Standa'r'dlO is provided at its upper; end with 'a' collar' 11' and receives'athumb screw 12 therein. Slidably received within the standard 10 is an elon- V 4 gated hollow supporting member, and therefor with the upper end, of which supporting member 13 is associated a disc 14: which providesa supporting base for a box like structure 15. The box like structure 15 is pref-f erably of elongated rectangular construction 1 22 8 1) object of my i nns'verse sectional view 1929. Serial No. 355,345." c c and is supported on the swivel 14 asat 15. 'Anelectric'bulb' 16 shown in dotted lines in Figure 1is centrally located within the-box like structure 15 and is supported on the upper end of the su porting member 13 by means of the socket 1i whichelectrical socket 17 is provided with the usual thumbs'witch 18 and chain switch 19. The electric conductor cord 20 extends from the socket 'l7flthrough the hollow supporting inember ;13, and,

through the central connection 9 and is, equipped on itsextrernitywith the'conven tional plug attaching meansei. The box like structu re l5' is open at the top thereof, and isfurther provided with a removable cover for theopening, which cover may be of any suitable shapeand designated by the referencecharacter 22. The cover 22 is preferably "provided with a downwardly disposed flange '23" which is spacedfinwardly from and extends along" the marginal edges ofthe cover. 'Whenthef the enlarged openings 28, which openings similar to the-openings25 terminateat'the'ir upper endsin the narrowelongated slot 29,

which extends b'eyond thesidesflof the openings 28. Interior-1y, and at thecorners there- 1 of thebox is provided with the usual angular shaped reinforcing men1bers24, Transpar ent mediums, preferably in the form otspanes' of clear 'sheetglass 30 and 31;, respectively, areplaced in the respective openings 25 and' 28, the upper edges'of the respective mediums terminating ad acent'thelower edge of the slots 26 and 29, respectively. A second pane of glass 32 is alsoldisp'osed within the'respective' iIo-penings and' behind each :of the transpanes 32 are preferably painted white or otherwise rendered opal, and it will be seen,

when attention is directed to Figure 4 that the planes 82 completely cover the openings together with the slots'formed in the upper ends of the openings. Spring hinges 33 are secured mum supporting members 2% as at v 34:, and, the leaf of the said springs are so disposed. as to abut against the rear faces of the panes 32 forholdingthepanes in position As shown, the panes,-that isthe trans parent mediums of clear glass and'thefrosted' panes are we loosely mounted, in the openings with respect to each other so as to receive.

'therebetweemiainember passed throughsaid a pr-int, on picture therebetween.

. In: inserting. the picture or the like,

as the X -ray; photographic; print 34;, which may comprise apluralit'y of X-ray' prints,

all of which: arc de-i the conventional-7 structure, arefirstxinserted through theslots and exhibiting X-ray pictures-and which issimappearance, whichcanbeeasily moved from place; to place, and has incorporated there or the like-.; w

then forced downwardly'b'etween the panes 3lfland :32,. or the panes 30fand 32, respec:

, tively, andit is evident that when thejprints are so disposed on the sides and ends ofthe box, the box may beeasily-rotated byrotatingthe member'13 forclearly presenting the prints to the view ,of;the'patient. g

Theaincandescent lamp 16 within the box will clearly illuminate" the pictures 'to pre-o senta clear presentationof the same-to'the patient. 7'

From the foregoing description, it will be seen thatIhave provided an improved'ex hibit stand, which is especially adapted for plein construction, will present a, pleasing with suitable illuminating means which can be quickly and easily While I have-herein shown'and described certain detail structural features of my in? vention, it is to'be understood that certain changes may be made therein without departing fromthe'spirit'of the invention, or

the scope of the-appended claims. I c Having thus described the invention, what 9 I' claim as new and desire to secure by Let'- wterslatent isflv I ln'adevice of thecharacter described, a movable base, a tubular standard rising iromthebasqan elongated supporting mem her slidably received in the standard, means for adjustably supporting said supporting member invthe standard, abo xlike structure rotatably mounted on the supporting memher, said box like structure having openings formed inthe Walls thereof, a pair of spaced panes located. inthe box like structure ad- 'jacent, the openings, and adapted to receive X-ray pictures or thelike therebet'vveen, one

device within 'saidlbox,

attached to. awall plug of said panes beingopal, and'an illuminating device'locatedwithin the said structure.

r 2. An X-ray supporting stand comprising a boxincluding sideand end walls, each of said side andend w alls having an opening formed therein, said walls being further pro with the "opening formed in" said walls, spaced panes of glasslocated .in the box adjacent said openings, one of said panes 'clos sition opposite the slotcommunicating With said openings, said panes adapted to 'recelve 'vided with an'elon'gatedslot communicating slots for disposition between said paneswhereby. saidmember may be ,exhibi-tedto view. 1 V s I o 3. An X-ray supporting stand comprising a box including side andend walls, each of said side and end walls having an opening for'med therein, saidwalls being furth r pro videdwithanelongated slot'communicating with the opening formed in saidwalls, spaced panes'of'glassj located inthelbox adjacent" said openings, one of said panes closing the said-panes extending beyond one edge of the first mentioned pane for disposition opposite;

(opening in anradj ac'ent wall,:and, the other of the slot communicating ,with said openings, f

said panes adapted to receive therebetween a member passed'through said slots for dispober may be-exhibitedto view,-, an illuminating] said box.

4MAnX-ray supporting stand comprising a box including side and end walls, each or s-itionbetween said panes wherebysaidmema a a ila s pp r r: i I

vided with an elongated jslot communicating iththe opening formed in said walls, spaced panes ofglass-located in theboxadj aeent saidopenings, one .ofsa-id panes closing the opening in an adj acent wall, and the other of said panes extending beyond one edge of the first mentioned pane for dispositionopposite the slot communicating with said openings,v

said panes adapted to receive therebetween,

a m'ember passed through ,SflldrSlOlJS ford-is position between; said panes wherebysaid. member :Ihay beexhibited/to "View, an, illumi o nating device within said box, and a support for-said box, and means for rota-tably mountingsaidlbox on saidfs'uppiort.

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,ot'said panesbeingtransparent,and the'other lintestimonywhereof I aifix mil-signatures V v 

